Whether you read her column every Sunday over a cup of tea or watch her on your TV screen, Angela Mollard’s gentle words and familiar face are a weekly staple for many. To celebrate her 53rd birthday, Angela made like Gwyneth Paltrow and took her kit off for a bare-all photoshoot. Why? Angela prefers the question “why not?”, because according to her, adventures aren’t reserved for the young. This is just one of many lessons we learned from our chat with Ang, whose life reads like a choose-your-own-adventure; from turning down career opportunities in favour of a job she loves, to divorcing amicably, to raising teen girls, and building a house just for her. When it comes to decision-making, Angela is a woman of action, fuelled by a confidence and assuredness she’s found in her middle years.

So, what happens when you “decide rather than slide”?

We find out in FORTY

CREDITS:

Hosts: Lise Carlaw and Sarah Wills

Guest: Angela Mollard

Instagram: @angelamollard 

Producer: Jason Strozkiy www.strozkiymedia.com 

CONTACT:

Email: [email protected]

Instagram: @liseandsarah

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New season, new bonus weekly ep! Welcome to Lise & Sarah's 'INNER CIRCLE', where they riff and rib each other about the week that was, what's going on in their own lives, and everything in between.

CREDITS:

Hosts: Lise Carlaw and Sarah Wills

Producer: Jason Strozkiy www.strozkiymedia.com 

CONTACT:

Email: [email protected]

Instagram: @liseandsarah

Facebook: Those Two Girls

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Fiona O’Loughlin is Australian comedy royalty; a woman whose sense of humour and storytelling opened up an entirely new career in the late-90s for the mother-of-five from Alice Springs. However, by her own admission, it was a career that nearly killed her following a well-documented battle with alcoholism.

In this incredibly raw episode of FORTY, Fiona reveals a recent diagnosis has turned her world upside down. It’s been a ‘seismic shift’ for the stories she has told herself; from the little seven-year-old girl who struggled with times tables, to the wife who developed coping mechanisms during tricky conversations, to the public figure who suffered through the disease that is addiction. Only now - in her ‘third chapter’ of life - has Fiona found overwhelming levels of both freedom and relief to sort through the past and find layers of forgiveness.

So, what happens when you learn something that changes everything?

We find out in FORTY.

CREDITS:

Hosts: Lise Carlaw and Sarah Wills

Guest: Fiona O'Loughlin

Instagram: @thefionaoloughlin

Website: https://fionao.com.au 

Adelaide Fringe Tickets: https://adelaidefringe.com.au/fringetix/fiona-o-loughlin-the-unreliable-witness-af2021 

Fiona"s Book 'Truths from an unreliable witness':  https://www.hachette.com.au/fiona-oloughlin/truths-from-an-unreliable-witness-finding-laughter-in-the-darkest-of-places 

Producer: Jason Strozkiy www.strozkiymedia.com 

CONTACT:

Email: [email protected]

Instagram: @liseandsarah

Facebook: Those Two Girls

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New season, new bonus weekly ep! Welcome to Lise & Sarah's 'INNER CIRCLE', where they riff and rib each other about the week that was, what's going on in their own lives, and everything in between.

CREDITS:

Hosts: Lise Carlaw and Sarah Wills

Producer: Jason Strozkiy www.strozkiymedia.com 

CONTACT:

Email: [email protected]

Instagram: @liseandsarah

Facebook: Those Two Girls

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At 24, former model and award-winning advertising gal Lisa Cox had a brain haemorrhage and died. Thankfully, she was brought back to life, but the stroke left its impact and turned her life upside down in an instant. Lisa had to navigate her ‘new normal’; a wheelchair, amputations, chronic pain, heart surgery and more…including learning to write again. And write she does!

Now 40, author and marketing pro Lisa is all about changing the way physical disability is represented in mainstream pop culture. She discusses everything from how frustratingly often her husband is mistaken for her carer, to being ‘the token disabled friend’, fashion inclusivity, things not to say to a person with physical limitations…and just how much she LOVES her life.

So, what happens when life as you knew it changes in an instant?

We find out in FORTY.

CREDITS:

Hosts: Lise Carlaw and Sarah Wills

Guest: Lisa Cox

Instagram: @lisacox.co

Website: www.lisacox.co 

Producer: Jason Strozkiy www.strozkiymedia.com 

CONTACT:

Email: [email protected]

Instagram: @liseandsarah

Facebook: Those Two Girls

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New season, new bonus weekly ep! Welcome to Lise & Sarah's 'INNER CIRCLE', where they chew the fat about the week that was, what's going on in their own lives, and everything in between.

Today, Sarah forces Lise to go down modelling memory lane, Lise shares her delightful chemist encounter, and Sarah comes clean on her New Year's fashion resolution. 

CREDITS:

Hosts: Lise Carlaw and Sarah Wills

Producer: Jason Strozkiy www.strozkiymedia.com 

CONTACT:

Email: [email protected]

Instagram: @liseandsarah

Facebook: Those Two Girls

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Bestselling author Kathy Lette is known for her winning combo of humour and smarts; writing 19 novels for women since 1979 (hello, Puberty Blues!) balancing comedy and serious female issues with her trademark relatability. 

Now in her ‘sexties’, Kathy is a vocal advocate for women’s ‘second act’ and shares many, many lessons following her own life experiences with menopause, divorces, finding love again, and adult children. Oh, and the time Hugh Jackman came to dinner at her house. 

So, what happens when you give yourself permission to want more in the second half of your life? 

We find out in FORTY.

CREDITS:

Hosts: Lise Carlaw and Sarah Wills

Guest: Kathy Lette

Website: www.kathylette.com 

Producer: Jason Strozkiy - www.strozkiymedia.com 

CONTACT:

Email: [email protected]

Instagram: @liseandsarah

Facebook: Those Two Girls

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And that's a wrap on season one of Forty! Thank you to the wonderful women who took part in 2020; we welcome suggestions and submissions for 2021. 

In the meantime, Lise and Sarah recap what they've learned about the 40s so far...

CREDITS:

Hosts: Lise Carlaw and Sarah Wills

Producer: Jason Strozkiy - www.strozkiymedia.com 

CONTACT:

Email: [email protected]

Instagram: @liseandsarah

Facebook: Those Two Girls

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It’s time to get loud and proud with journalist, TV presenter, and company founder Shelly Horton in this episode of FORTY. Shelly is a force to be reckoned with and - in the delightful and hilarious way that’s been the backbone of her media career for 20+ years - delivers her no-holds-barred, warts-and-all, laugh-out-loud recounts of the experiences that made her the woman she is today. From dismal dating tales after divorce to then marrying the love of her life at 40, from being told she was ‘too fat’ to be on-screen to owning her status as ‘the curvy redhead on the telly’, outlining the difference between being ‘childfree by choice’ and ‘childless’, and never being afraid to fake it till you make it. Shelly’s known (and paid!) for giving her opinions; so get that popcorn ready, sit back and relax while she takes you on a podcast trip worth hearing.

What happens when you’re unapologetic about who you are and want to be?

We find out in FORTY.

CREDITS:

Hosts: Lise Carlaw and Sarah Wills

Guest: Shelly Horton

Instagram: @shellyhorton1

Producer: Jason Strozkiy - www.strozkiymedia.com 

CONTACT:

Email: [email protected]

Instagram: @liseandsarah

Facebook: Those Two Girls

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Gorgi Coghlan’s resume is as colourful as they come. From high school science teacher, to Shania Twain tribute act (!), to a seat at Channel 10’s ‘The Project’ desk, Gorgi is the queen of listening to your instincts and following your joy. She also reveals her love of sausage rolls, Bundy rum and Sister Act, and we are here for it!

With her trademark warmth and candour, Gorgi talks about being a late career bloomer, the depths of female friendships in your forties, and her grief surrounding secondary infertility.

So, what happens when you decide to jump feet-first into the unknown and embrace the free-fall? 

We find out in FORTY.

CREDITS:

Hosts: Lise Carlaw and Sarah Wills

Guest: Gorgi Coghlan

Instagram: @gorgicoghlan

Producer: Jason Strozkiy - www.strozkiymedia.com 

CONTACT:

Email: [email protected]

Instagram: @liseandsarah

Facebook: Those Two Girls

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